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== Syllabus ==
 
== Syllabus ==
  
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<b>Overview of music representation</b>  
 
<b>Overview of music representation</b>  
 
* Lecture 01A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253 Musical Information]
 
* Lecture 01A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253 Musical Information]
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* Assignment #2: Finish [[Guido]] lab exercises at home
 
* Assignment #2: Finish [[Guido]] lab exercises at home
 
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<b> Notation software: input methods: MIDI #1</b>
 
<b> Notation software: input methods: MIDI #1</b>
 
* Lecture 02A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/02A_Input_2013%20%5bAutosaved%5d.pdf Input for Musical Notation (1)]
 
* Lecture 02A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/02A_Input_2013%20%5bAutosaved%5d.pdf Input for Musical Notation (1)]
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* Assignment #3: Finale homework (due 22 Jan 2012)
 
* Assignment #3: Finale homework (due 22 Jan 2012)
 
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<b> Input methods: OMR and Data Interchange </b>
 
<b> Input methods: OMR and Data Interchange </b>
 
* Lecture 03A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/03A_Optical%20Music%20Recognition_2013.pdf Optical Music Recognition]
 
* Lecture 03A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/03A_Optical%20Music%20Recognition_2013.pdf Optical Music Recognition]
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* Topic: [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/midiprotocol/ MIDI messages]
 
* Topic: [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/midiprotocol/ MIDI messages]
 
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<b>Standard MIDI Files</b>
 
<b>Standard MIDI Files</b>
 
* Lecture  04A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04A_Standard%20MIDI%20Files_2013.pdf From Music to MIDI]
 
* Lecture  04A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04A_Standard%20MIDI%20Files_2013.pdf From Music to MIDI]
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* Assignment #5: MIDI file parsing
 
* Assignment #5: MIDI file parsing
 
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<b>SCORE user input code</b>
 
<b>SCORE user input code</b>
 
* Lecture 05A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05A_SCORE%20Introduction_2013.pdf Introduction to SCORE]
 
* Lecture 05A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05A_SCORE%20Introduction_2013.pdf Introduction to SCORE]
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* Lab: Input [[SCORE user input | exercises done on paper in previous session]]
 
* Lab: Input [[SCORE user input | exercises done on paper in previous session]]
 
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<b>SCORE simple examples</b>
 
<b>SCORE simple examples</b>
 
* Lecture 06A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/06A_TexturesTracks%20%5bAutosaved%5d.pdf Score Textures and Tracks]  
 
* Lecture 06A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/06A_TexturesTracks%20%5bAutosaved%5d.pdf Score Textures and Tracks]  
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* Score parameter examples: [[SCORE_note_parameters|notes]], [[SCORE_slur_parameters|slurs/ties]]
 
* Score parameter examples: [[SCORE_note_parameters|notes]], [[SCORE_slur_parameters|slurs/ties]]
 
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<b>SCORE parameters 2</b>
 
<b>SCORE parameters 2</b>
 
* Lab/Homework: [[SCORE_parameter_exercises|Hard SCORE exercises]], due 28 February 2013
 
* Lab/Homework: [[SCORE_parameter_exercises|Hard SCORE exercises]], due 28 February 2013
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* [http://github.com/musedata/muse2ps muse2ps for printing the MuseData files]  
 
* [http://github.com/musedata/muse2ps muse2ps for printing the MuseData files]  
 
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<b> MusicXML </b>
 
<b> MusicXML </b>
 
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* Transposition
 
* Transposition
 
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<b> Humdrum file format</b>
 
<b> Humdrum file format</b>
 
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<b> Humdrum Analysis 1</b>
 
<b> Humdrum Analysis 1</b>
 
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<b> Humdrum Analysis 2</b>
 
<b> Humdrum Analysis 2</b>
 
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<b> Non-standard music representations in Humdrum </b>
 
<b> Non-standard music representations in Humdrum </b>
 
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<b> Take-home final due by 11 p.m.</b>  
 
<b> Take-home final due by 11 p.m.</b>  
 
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== General Policies and University Rules ==
 
== General Policies and University Rules ==

Revision as of 00:38, 28 February 2013

Music 253/CS 275a "Symbolic Musical Information"
Stanford University (Winter 2013).

This music-information course surveys symbolic frameworks and methods for a wide range of musical applications. Areas covered include advanced notation systems, optical music recognition, data conversion and synchronization, and the internal structure of data files. The course is preparatory for Music 254/CS 275B (Music Query, Analysis, and Style Simulation), which focuses on projects requiring a working knowledge of notation and sound software.


Meeting times: Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:15–3:05
Location: Braun Music Building, room 128 (or entry also from room 129)
Instructors: Eleanor Selfridge-Field (esfield@stanford.edu)
Craig Stuart Sapp (craig@ccrma.stanford.edu)
Office Hours: 3:05–4:05 Wednesdays and by appointment.
Credits: 2–4
Grading:

Four-credits: class attendance: 25%; weekly assignments: 50%; take-home final: 25%.
Three-credit/no final: class attendance: 33%; weekly assignments: 67%.
Two-credit/no final: choices negotiable (selected homeworks).

Website: music253.stanford.edu
wiki.ccarh.org/wiki/Music 253 Overview of individual topics presented in Music 253.
Prerequisites: Ability to read standard music notation. Knowledge of central concepts of tonal music theoory (see Tutorial).
Textbook: E. Selfridge-Field, ed., Beyond MIDI: The Handbook of Musical Codes (MIT Press, 1997). Available online by permission of the publisher.

Syllabus

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General Policies and University Rules

General policies and university rules:

  1. Delivery times:
    1. Assignments: by the start of the class for which they are due.
    2. Final exam: by 11 p.m. of the assigned date.
  2. Honor code: We will act and expect you to act according to the Stanford Honor Code.
  3. Students with disabilities: Students who may need an academic accommodation based on the impact of a disability must initiate the request with the Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC) located within the Office of Accessible Education (OAE). SDRC staff will evaluate the request with required documentation, recommend reasonable accommodations, and prepare an Accommodation Letter for faculty dated in the current quarter in which the request is being made. Students should contact the SDRC as soon as possible since timely notice is needed to coordinate accommdations. The OAE is located at 563 Salvatierra Walk (phone 723-1066).